Did you know?.. Muscles pull on bones so that you can move. You also need joints which provide flexible connections between these bones. You need muscles to pull on bones to help you move. When muscles contract, the bones to which they are attached act as levers and cause various body parts to move. The smallest bone is the "stirrup", deep in the ear. It is hardly larger than a grain of rice. *The Skeletal system helps protects all the important organs of your bodies and help you walk,talk,eat,stand,exercise,and to get yo groove on;)
Osteoporosis makes your bones weak and easy to break. Osteogenisis imperfecta makes your bones britle Bones can get certain cancers and infections. Paget's disease of bones makes them weak. (see more at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonediseases.html) Here is a really cool thing on the functions of the skeletal system. It is going to explain to you how it helps you.
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Got Dem Bones?¿
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Did you know?..
Muscles pull on bones so that you can move.
You also need joints which provide flexible connections between these bones.
You need muscles to pull on bones to help you move.
When muscles contract, the bones to which they are attached act as levers and cause various body parts to move.
The smallest bone is the "stirrup", deep in the ear. It is hardly larger than a grain of rice.
*The Skeletal system helps protects all the important organs of your bodies and help you walk,talk,eat,stand,exercise,and to get yo groove on;)
Diseases of the bones:
Osteoporosis makes your bones weak and easy to break.
Osteogenisis imperfecta makes your bones britle
Bones can get certain cancers and infections.
Paget's disease of bones makes them weak. (see more at http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonediseases.html)
Here is a really cool thing on the functions of the skeletal system. It is going to explain to you how it helps you.
Wanna test your knowledge on the skeletal system!? Play some games:
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